This course is designed to improve the capabilities of emergency services agencies to respond to WMD incidents by providing operations-level training to law enforcement personnel.

The primary purpose of the course is to teach law enforcement trainers the appropriate action(s) a the scene of a suspected terrorist WMD incident.  Trainers/Students will be taught to understand and recognize terrorism, defensive considerations (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive), and control issues associated with WMD activity.  Applicable standards and regulations outlining the core competencies at the Operations Level for emergency responders will be used in modifying and delivering this course.  Trainers will be taught training methodologies to teach their law enforcement officers in such areas as: recognition of a WMD incident, implementing self-protection measures, securing the scene, notifying appropriate local, State, and/or Federal authorities, and the transition phases from an emergency inicdent to a recovery incident.

Upon completion of the Train-the-Trainer course, participants are then eligible to conduct (indirect) courses for their agency and surrounding jurisdictions.  All training materials required for indirect course delivery by certified instructors are furnished through the Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education.

For more information contact:

Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute

Virginia Campus of the George Washington University

44983 Knoll Square, 2nd Floor, Ashburn, VA  20147

(703) 726-3700

To Enroll:  Please email readi411@gwu.edu with the following information:  course title, course date, name, title, agency, address, phone number and email address.  Please try to register at least 2 weeks prior to start date.  This training is free of charge.